Box or carton



Dec 29, 1931. LEVINE 1,838,997

BOX OR. CARTON Filed Feb'.'27. 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 25 2/ 1 I11 20 4/7 20 22 8 FIG/.2. I Z

27 '1 I 20 l 42 I0 25 40 I L45 Inventor Henry Levine 1.56807?! QZI De4c.29, 1 9 31,. LEvmE'i 1,838,997

BOX OR- CARTON Filed Feb. 27. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 F156: Z YQ. Z

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2/ 7 H 2' g; 26 i r v Q77 i a 4 4 a 2a 1 i J6 22 77 Invento 3 65 vfierzry Levine Patented Dec. 29, 1931 HENRY LEVINE, OI PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA BOX OR CARTON HEI SSUED pplication filed February 27 1930.Serial No. 431,732.

- My invention relates to improvements in a box or carton adapted forcarrying eggs.

The obJect of my invention is to provide a collapsible box, the bodyofwhich is formed from a blank comprising a single sheet of material,such as cardboard, which may be readily folded and secured together toform the box; a further object is to form the box from a blank which iscut in symmetrical formation forming longitudinal sections, the

outer ones of which may be placed together in parallel relation to eachother to form a central upstanding longitudinal rib extending throughthe box for adding rigidity to-the,

latter and forming separate compartments for the articles which are tobe carried in the box; a further object is to arrange the blank so thatthe central section thereof is, divided into transverse partitions whichunite the opposite side walls to the box and also hold the bottomsections inproper relation with the side walls-when interlocked withsaid longitudinal rib; a still further object is to provide novellocking means for interlocking the parts of the box; a still furtherobject is to provide theside walls of the boxwith panels frangiblyconnected with the wallsiand 10-- cated adjacent to each compartment ofthe box, which panels may be pushed inwardly by a slight pressure of thefingers causing one edge ofthe panel to swing as upon a hinge on 'theside wall, whereby the free edge of the panel will swing'inwardlyagainst the egg for lifting the latter out sufliciently so that the eggwill be accessible at the top of the box, thus avoiding the necessity offorcing the fingers around the egg, from the top of the box, when it isdesired to remove the egg; and a still further object is to provide alid which is entirely' detachable from the body of the box and providingfastening means along the opposite edges of the lid for interlockingitwith the box body at intervalves throughout the length of the box.

These together with various other novel upper ed'ge'sby the partitions20.

section, as on .line 33, Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank cupand scored from which the box may be formed; Fig, 5 is a partial planview of the lid detached; Fig. 6

is a partial plan view of the box with the lid attached; Fig. 7 is atransverse section on line 77, Fig. 6; and Fig. 8 is a transversesection on line 88, Fig. 3, showing the frangible panel swung inwardlyfor removing the egg. 4 1

. In the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters referto like parts,

10 represents the body of my improved box, adapted to be formed from ablank comprising a single sheet of cardboard 12, shown in Fig. 4. Theblank 12 is scored to form folding lines to define the lon'tudinal-sections which are adapted to be olded along said lines to forma rectangular box. The cen-' tral or top section 14 of the blank isprovided with slits 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 to form transverse partitions20 which are integrally con- 7 nected by webs 21 and 22 with side wallsections 25- and 26, which latter are foldable along the scoring lines27 and 28 and along the slits 19 into a vertical position. The sotransverse partitions 20 may be folded along the scoring lines 29 andthe slits 17 into a vertical position, and the side walls 25 and 26 mayalso be folded into a vertical position, relatively to the webs 21 and22, thus forming 86 a series" of compartments extending through- 1 outthe length of the box, and arranged betweenthe partions 20 andvthe sidewalls 25 and 26, which latter are held together at their Sai ribsections 36 and 37 are provided with slits or notches 40 and hookedshaped rojections 41 extending into said notches. Said projections 41have recesses 42 which are occupied by the edges of the partitions 20.The slits 40 and the projections 41 formed upon the opposite edges ofthe rib sections are counterparts of each other, so

that when the rib sections 36 and 37 arev placed in parallel relationwith each other, as shown in Fig. 1, the slits and projections willregister, thus forming a double thick longitudinal rib or partitionwhich is provided with a row of notches and hooked shaped projectionsformed upon the upstanding edges of the rib sections adapted forinterlocking with the transverse partitions 20.

Thev transverse partitions 20 are provided with slits or notches 43 and44, which extend parallel with the longitudinal center line of theblank. Said notchesare located upon the top and bottom edges of eachartition. Shoulders or stops 45 and 46 are ormed at the inner ends ofthe notches 43 and 44 respectively. The shoulders 45 are engaged by thehooked shaped projections 41 on the longitudinalrib sections 36 and 37when the partitions 20 are inserted into the slits 40 formed in the ribsections. Said hooked shaped projections 41 extend overthe partitionswith the shoulders 45 upon the latter entering the notches 42, providedfor holding the upper edges of the partitions engaged by the projections41. By this arrangement the longitudinal ribs 36 and 37 are supportedupon the transverse partitions by the hooked shaped projections 41, thussupporting the bottom sections 32 and 33 upon the transverse partitions20, which latter in turn are supported by the Webs 21 connected with theupper edges of the vertical side walls.

The notches 40 formed in the longitudinal rib have shoulders 47 formedat the lower ends thereof, which shoulders 47 engage the shoulders 46upon the under side of the transverse partitions,.thus preventing thelongitudinal ribs from moving upwardly. The transverse partitions 20have lower central portions 48 and 49 located at opposite sides of thenotches 44, which portions 48 and J 49 embrace the rib sections and holdthem tightly against each other. The transverse partitions 20 have uppercentral portions 50 and 51 located adjacent to the upper notches 43which engage the top edges ofthe longitudinal rib sections 36 and 37 andhold the layers thereof tightly together to form a rigid longitudinalrib extending throughout the length of the box. The transversepartitions 20 are arranged so that the longitudinal rib sections will besupported entirely upon the transverse partitions, and the bottomsections 32 and 33 will be inclined upwardly toward the centrallongitudinal rib above the plane extending through the corners formed bythe lower edges of the side walls with the bottom sections, thus thecentral portion of the bottom sections will be elevated from the baseline, or plane, upon which the lower edges of the side walls of the boxrest, as shown in Fig. 7. By thus elevating or inclining the bottomsections a cushion is formed for the eggs, to prevent them frombreaking.

The webs 21 and 22 connecting the side walls with the transversepartitions form means for attaching a lid 55 to the body of the box. Thelid is provided with tongues and slits 56 and 57 respectively, which areformed along the opposite longitudinal edges of the lid, as shown inFig. 5. The slits 57 are adapted to embrace the upper edges of thetransverse partitions 20. The tongues 56 are provided with roundedportions adapted to extend under the webs 21 and 22 upon the body of thebox. The lid 55 is of flat formation and rests upon the upper edges ofthe transverse partitions 20. The lid may be curved or ribbed along itscentral longitudinal axis for more readily inserting the tongues 56under the webs 21. The lid formed in this manner may be quickly attachedby a slight pressure adjacent to the tongues 56 for forcing the latterunder the webs 21 of the body. When it is desired to remove the lid fromthe body, a pulling force applied to either end of the lid will causethe rounded tongues 56 to be withdrawn from the webs 21, thus the lidmay be stripped from the body of the box by a single pulling operation.

The side walls 25 and 26 of the box body are provided with panels 60,which are of a suitable size for the end of the finger to beinsertedthrough the space occupied by the panel. A panel 60 is locatedadjacent to each egg compartment formed by the transverse partitions 20.The panels 60 are defined upon the side walls by means of slits 62, 63and 64. The slits 62 separate the lower edges of the panels fromtheadjacent bottom sections. The vertical slits 63 are separated by webs65 which frangibly connect the panels with the sidewalls, and the upperedges of the panels 60 are hingedly connected with the side walls bymeans of the webs 66. By this arrangement the lower edges of the panel60 may be'pushed inwardly, as shown in Fig. 8, by a slight pressure ofthe fingers which will sever the webs v 65 tion,

65, thus allowing .the panel to be swung inwardly against the low-erportion of the egg for lifting the egg from the compartment, asillustrated in Fig. 8. 4

struction and the arrangement of the parts without departing from myinvention,

I claim 1. A box comprising longitudinal side wall and bottom sectionsformed from a blank having longitudinal folding scores, a centrallylocated section of the blank having transverse partitions formed byslitting the blank whereby the transverse partitions are connected withthe opposite side walls and foldable transversely to the latter,longitudinal outer sections upon said blank integral with the bottomsections adapted to be folded upwardly from the bottom sections withtheir free edges extending into the central portion of the box adjacentto each other forming an upstanding longitudinal rib, and means providedin the free edges of said outer sections engageable with the upper edgesof' said transverse partitions for locking the latter in secureposition.

2. A box comprising longitudinally extending side walls, a series oftransverse vertical partitions integrally connected at their ends withsaid side walls, bottom wall sections integrally connected with theloweredges of the side walls, rib sections integrally connected with theedges of the bottom sections, said rib sections having their free edgesprojecting upwardly above the bottom wall sections to form a centrallongitudinal partition, and means provided in the free edges of said ribsections for interlocking engagement with said transverse partitions.

3. A box compri slng vertical side walls, transverse partitionsintegrally connected with the side walls at the top edges of the latter,bottom wall sections integrally conof the latter, rib sectionsintegrally connected with the bottom wall sections, said rib sectionspositioned one against the other with up-standing ed es to form alongitudinal partition exten ing the length of the'box, and means formedin the .free edges of said rib sections for interlocking thelongitudinal rib sections with said transverse partitions whereby thelatter are supported in position by said ribs.

4. A box comprising longitudinally extending side walls, a series oftransverse vertical partitions integrally connected at their ends withsaid side walls, bottom wall sections integrally connected with thelower edges of the side walls, rib sections integrally connected withthe edges of the bottom sections, said rib sections havingtheir freeedges projecting upwardly above the bottom wall sections to form acentral longitudinal parti-- said transverse partitions having-verti-Various changes may be made in the co 'nected with the side walls at thelower edges cal slits formed therein occupied by the rib sections forholding the -latter ad acent to tions for holdin the ribsections againstdisplacement relatlvely to the transverse parti' tions.

5. A box comprising longitudinally extending vertical .side walls,transverse vertical partitions integrally connected at their oppositeends with the top edges of the side walls, bottom wall sectionsintegrally connected with the lower edges of the side walls, ribsections integrally connected with the inner edges of the bottomsections, said transverse partition having the lower edges thereofslitted to embrace the rib sections and hold them adjacent to and inparallel relation with each other, hooked sha ed projections upon saidrib sections extending above and interlocked with the transversepartitions and supported by the latter, whereby the rib sections willsupport thecentral part of the bottom sections in spaced relation withthe plane in'which the corners formed by the lower edges of the sidewalls with the bottom sections are located.

6. A box comprising vertical side and bottom walls, transversepartitions forming a series of compartments, horizontal webs connectingthe upper edges of the side walls with i i the partitions, a flat lidhaving slits formed in the edges thereof adapted to embrace thepartitions, tongues upon said .lid located adj acent to said slits, andsaid tongues having rOILHdGd edges adapted to extend under said we s.

' 7. A box comprising vertical side and x comprising a blank havingfoldopposite sides of said central top section integrall connected bysaid transverse partitions, .ottom sections located at oppositesides ofthe side wall sections integrally connected with the latter, ribsections located at opposite sides of and integrally connected with thebottom sections and terminating the opposite edges of the blank, saidside an bottom sections adapted to be foldedto form a rectangular boxwith said rib sections located side by side and projecting into theinterior of the box to form a longitudinally extending central rib, saidtransverse partitions havi slots formed therein adapted to be occupi dgby the upstanding rib sections, said rib sections having slots formedtherein adapted to be occupied by said partitions, and hooked shapedprojections upon said rib sections extending over and supported by saidpartitions.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY LEVINE.

